My Home Is In Her Heart

I met Cliff then I moved away
I met Shana and built a love for her, but then I moved away
I met Chris and Crystal and Chelsea and Oni, but then, you guessed it, I moved away
I met New Orleans
I met poverty for the first time
I met pain for the first time, mind still scarred from those blue eyes
But guess what? I moved away
I met my little brother Vic Damone who taught me how to trust again
Taught me that some bonds could never be broken, not even over distance
But then, I moved away
I met E-Man and Chi-Town Kid and discovered my talent
But I was uprooted by a bitch of a storm and yeah you guessed it, moved away
I met my other little brother and my brothers in music, Slim Thugga, Cadillac, and Baby J
But college came and I had to leave again
College isn't forever and I know soon someday I will have to be uprooted from here too
Only this is different
I am now seeing what it is like to be the person watching the uprooting
My big sister is leaving me soon
So is one of my closest friends
So will many more until it is my turn to take that leap into reality
But as I stand on that edge of eventually, alone
I will discover a hand, a soft hand grasp me by the heart
And the words, "I love you, Boo." will hold me back for a brief second
I will turn around and see it is the one person who I love without trying, my best friend
I'll turn to kiss the tears from off of her face to absorb the pain and quietly I'll whisper, "I love you too, ma."
And I will fall into reality with the last thing I see is the light behind her smile as her teeth tell me, "No matter where I go, I will never have to be uprooted from her heart."
I love her because in her I have found a home I can call my own